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Another poor outing for Shujaa as they bow out of Hong Kong Sevens

Kenya rugby sevens head coach Damian McGrath looks on during a training session on July 26, 2022 at the Broadstreet Rugby Football Club pitcch in Coventry, United Kingdom ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games between Thursday, 28 Jul 2022 - Mon, 8 Aug 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Kenya Sevens team Shujaa was yesterday knocked out of the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Series season opening Hong Kong Sevens leg after failing to win any of their Group D match against Ireland, Argentina and Canada.

Despite heading to the Asian nation with heads held high after the inclusion of new blood roped in from the National Sevens Circuit, Kenya could not match the tempo of the European and American teams who dominated all the matches.

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